UPDATE: Part 2 is UP on my channel as of March 21, 2024! [May 2023] Part 2was blocked worldwide.. and after several attempts to edit and reupload it (resulting in a 7 day suspension from posting), I’ve decided to forgo the project - for now at least. This channel is brand new and I’m trying to remain in good standing. I apologize for the time being . And to those who came on here just to tell me I mispronounced Beanie Siegel, here go ya cookie 🍪 now go sit down on the nearest anthill. ☺️ Thanks and God Bless
I saw the title in my feed and I immediately clicked on the video. This video was the best documentary I've seen. I've always wanted to know more about the other passengers. Thanks for the extensive research you did. My thoughts and prayers are with all who were affected by this. Just subscribed.
Thank you for the video. Please be careful with your Part 2. Someone sending you a message, brother. Write a book and find a publisher off-the-wall that they will never know. I have heard so many of these occult stories, conspiracy stories that I would truly love to know the truth. I will absolutely pray for your safety and ask the Lord to protect you.
When Aaliyah and her crew passed, I honestly cried every day for a whole month. My Mom told me "there's nothing you can do about it. You have to leave it in God's hand." Her death was ROUGH for me as I was a true fan.
My older brother 9 years older than me had the same reaction, I noticed Aaliyah made a huge, respectable impact on black boys everywhere of all ages. How sad. I remember being scared for I had never heard my brother cry before
It's still puzzling to me that Lenny Kravitz sent his plane for Aaliyah and Hype Williams decided to take it, why did that happen?! Also why did her uncle have a 90 million dollar insurance policy on her? Thank you for making this video and much respect to Maxwell for paying for the rest of the funeral expenses. May Aaliyah and the passengers continue to rest in peace.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤❤
@@Bigbrownbonethat probably explains it , he’s probably had the life insurance on her ever since she was signed, I watched the superstar Aaliyah special and it seemed like Barry wanted her to be the beneficiary of blackground or to take it over, he had a full scholarship for her after high school and Aaliyah always said she wanted to go to college eventually. That’s why I always say it was a lose lose situation for the speculations of him having her killed. when she died so did the label and no amount of money and court cases won could fill the hole that affected the haughton and hankerson families. tbh virgin records are the real villains and they showed their true colors surrounding her death and they’re the ones that had plenty of money. It’s a shame the family is still deeply affected by it as if she died yesterday. And it’s sad to see them split up like this because they’re literally squabbling over money and her music. That’s it.
The question is why did Barry file a document days before her death is what I would like to know 🧐. And why in the True Hollywood Stories it is said that HYPE was the one to make quick changes into going to the Bahamas when the document mentions that location as part of the trip? So who’s lying to who and what possibly could they be hiding? It is also mentioned in Vh1 Behind The Scenes of him saying to go there…. They know they had her killed and as for the others who went down with her meant nothing😢. Evil people.
This is the first video I've watched on TH-cam where someone mentioned and gave condolences to the other passengers by name that unfortunately passed away along with Aaliyah on the plane. Although i was only like 2 years old when this happened and later learning about Aaliyah's life, career, and her death when i got older, i never really heard any other person that made similar vids about Aaliyah mentioned the other victims, very glad that you've acknowledged them🙏🏾 r.i.p to Aaliyah and the victims🕊️
This video was RIVETING! Excellent work telling the stories of the people who transitioned with Aaliyah. We will never forget Baby Girl, but we also shouldn’t forget the others who perished with her. I’m sending all my love to everyone impacted by this tragedy ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@AaliyahVideomusic yes this is awesome, I wonder how the families felt at the time. Of course the pain of losing a loved one but not being acknowledged no where near the amount of coverage for Aaliyah. I remember on the news the would put all their pictures up at once and then give Aaliyah her own spread. It just didn’t seem as though people were as sympathetic.
Im 70 today, i went to school with Keith Wallace He drove to our prom his high School love Veta. He dated and married his school mate and friend. Very smart young man. R. I. P.
And she was so terrified of getting on that plane, they had to drug her to get her on it. She knew something wasn't right. I can't imagine how frightening everyone's final moments were.
I’m 23 years old. I had no idea she died at 22 years old. She accomplished a whole lot at such a short amount of time 💯💕 All of these people were very talented 🔥 RIP 💔
It’s so very sad that Aaliyah was taken advantage of her entire career. She was too young to know that predators were taking full advantage of her and not looking out for her best interest. She deserved so much better. She was murdered and no one wanted to even pay for the funeral 💔 this video broke my heart😔 if Aaliyah was alive today she would be able to realize and reflect on all the times she was taken advantage of while being a young artist. All of the families deserved justice.
I don’t understand why her funky ass uncle couldn’t pay for her funeral. I really hope he gets his day and he gets exposed this year. Her mother also needs to be held accountable she’s no saint. This video makes me so sad and mad, It uncovers so much!
Thank you for acknowledging the other victims of this awful plane crash. When people die along side a celebrity they always get left out. This makes me think of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and the rest of the passengers that often are names when referred to. Edit: i can't wait for part 2.
I was 11 when Aaliyah died. I grew up wanting to be like her. I remember crying all day when I found out. Even this video brings back sad vibes.... RIP to everyone
I was 12. We were huge fans, myself and my two sisters. I will never forget the moment when my mother ran into our room after she came home from work and was yelling that Aaliyah had died and to turn on the radio. It was being reported on the radio first in Miami where we lived. I’ll never forget that night.
Yes I looked up to her to her and Whitney Houston raised me with their beauty and voices I wanted to be Aaliyah growing up and I'm a white chick 🙏🏻💯 I watch them all the time and just everything about them I love they helped me escape the abusive childhood I lived 😪🙏
This completely took me back to that gut wrenching feeling I had in my entire soul when this happened in 2001. Though extremely painful to watch, you did an amazing job on this story. Damn my heart hurts right now. Rip Babygirl and all who lost their lives that terrible day. 😭🙏🏽
I remember driving from home that day, off the 15th fwy.,On a sunny day in August 2001, I was listening to 92.3 when it hit the air waves I was so shocked I just started crying all the way home. 😢😢😢
RIP Luis Morales III (1971-2001) Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001) Scott Gallin (1960-2001) Anthony Dodd (1966-2001) Douglas Kratz (1973-2001) Gina Smith (1971-2001) Christopher Maldonado (1969-2001) Eric Foreman (1971-2001) and Keith Wallace (1952-2001)
THANK YOU FOR THIS...AND NOW I RELEASE. 😢GINA M. SMITH WAS MY BEST FRIEND, THAT DAY WEIGHS HEAVILY ON MY HEART AND MIND. 💔💔💔 I CAN'T FORGET THE NIGHT I SPOKE WITH HER FIANCE, WHO CONFIRMED GINA'S TRANSITION. 💔 Also, Gina wasn't officially Aaliyah's 'Product Manager'; she adored Aaliyah, she loved her job, yet she felt like she worked the duties of a title that she wasn't officially given nor equally compensated for. She loved her Fiance. She loved life. She loved people. Gina M. Smith was just 'good energy'.
Oh wow! Blackground records told every news outlet that she was the official product manager, to make themselves look good, but the whole time they were screwing her over for less pay? That’s just pitiful. I’m dealing with the same thing with the army, that’s why I’m getting out. But I hope I did Gina some justice in my tribute 🙏🏾
Wheww 😥 this says alot and why her and Aaliyah got along so well in the same space. I’m sorry you lost your friend , I’m sure life will never be the same for you. Keep your head up ❤️
This is a PHENOMENAL video. You were not playing when you said try to keep up. That was so much legal, mathematic, scientific, and aeronautical information to try to process. I’m shook. You did that!
Crazy how at the beginning you were showing different schools and by the end you were showing different hospitals. So sad 😞 RIP to everyone onboard. We need Part 2 ASAP 🙌🏻
I had to watch this video twice because I was in complete and utter shock by all the things that are mentioned in here. I think it’s really disgusting that her uncle and hype cashed in on her demise. I hope all of this comes to light and that justice is served although I’m reluctant to believe it will. The industry is a very scary place, it will take the Lord from above to cleanse this darkness from our world. 😢
Me either on top of that I know some of these evil industry people that MURDERED Aaliyah are still walking around today she was gonna leave the music industry and focus on Fashion and Film it’s like damn now you’re dead.
This video is the first one to acknowledge the other people that passed away. They have family and people who loved them as well. Round of applause 👏we all love Aaliyah so much that at the time I don’t think they were acknowledged properly. I remember exactly where I was when my friend told me Aaliyah passed away. He said did you know Aaliyah passed away? I said STOP LYING!! When I found out it was true I bursted into tears. I was 15 years old.
As a pilot he was a death sentence, their lives were in the hands of a man with a very shady past, the airport FAA and Black Hawk and Virgin Records was neglegent.🌹 Thank You, for your intense coverage! R.I.P.!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I met Damon Dash before the pandemic. I told him, "I'm so sorry about your girlfriend [Aaliyah]. I cried for days after she died". He said, "Thank you". Poor man, he is STILL devastated by Aaliyah's passing. 😥
Dame knows she was murdered , he also knows if he talks they'd kill his current children and eventually him . That's why he was blackballed from the industry and still is, it's just that he helped too many people that are now millionaires (Camron for example ) for him to ever be broke completely
The fact that 3 people went with Aaliyah that wasn’t supposed to is wild. Fatima (choreographer) gave her seat to Gina Smith, (product manager)Chris (makeup artist) was asked by Eric Pharrell (makeup artist) to take his place b/c he was working with Macy Gray, Keith (family friend) was asked by Aaliyah’s mom to go in her place to be a parental figure because she had eye surgery. Thank God Aaliyah’s brother was in Australia.
This was so educational. As a true Aaliyah fan, I truly appreciate your hard work with this research. My only question that I have now is how much money did Aaliyah have to her name during the time of her death? Why did the Family themselves struggle to pay for her Funeral?
I know she donated $20k to a Bahamian charity while she was there. But maybe her family didn’t have immediate access to her funds. In the other documentary on Simone Battle, her mother had to go to court to obtain ownership of her estate. Politics on funds are tricky when an artist dies.
This was so well done. Well researched. I'm a big Aaliyah fan but really appreciated you going in depth about the other lives lost due to this tragedy because they mattered too. They had accomplishments, goals, dreams and family and friends who loved them as well and who will forever mourn their loss. My biggest take away from all this is that this tragedy could have been prevented and that's the worst part of this. Nine lives tragically lost and it didnt have to happen. Several people have blood on their hands here because this shouldn’t have happened. I didn't know Maxwell covered the funeral costs btw. What a class act.
Maxwells Father passed away in a plane crash when he was 3 years old!!! It must have hit so close to home that he felt in his heart what to do. He did it out of the love and kindness of his heart .
Twenty plus years later this was by far the best information I’ve seen on what actually happened- give me a little more closure - RIP baby girl Aaliyah
That whole thing was a total nightmare and signaled warnings from the start of the trip. As a former Flight Attendant in training, we learned weight & balance it seemed minor in detail at the time but going even a tad bit over an airplane's capacity can prove to be a major error. The instructors, tests, and exercises for that part were no joke. In any case Ty for documenting all who transitioned that day I was not familiar with any of them (only their) names after the fact, as the Lovely Aaliyah's fame at the time overshadowed them. Nice Job.👍🏾Btw, you emulating the carelessness of the shady pilot "They'll Be Al'ight" had me hollering over here.😅Stay Blessed.🙂🙏🏾💙
That entire music video was RUSHED like you said. Everyone’s death was preventable if everything went according to plan and if they were a little more patient. But I would of been annoyed too with my personal luggage missing, stuck in a resort that didn’t have hot water, no service and sitting around doing nothing for damn near an entire day. Those two people who were supposed to get on the flight but switched with other people are extremely lucky and blessed. I hope they don’t have survivors guilt. I hope the families who sued actually won their lawsuits as well. RIP 💜
The fact that you think all that surface shyt is real is very concerning, all that was a cover-up to reach a predetermined conclusion. Mary J Blige wasn't crazy at the end.
Omg. I’m sitting at my desk in tears hearing about the visuals after the crash. I’ve never heard of the in debt scene. I’m 43 and was a huge fan of Aaliyah’s. That was my era when she was out. This is so so sad.
@@sistarwande6213 I remember listening to her debut in 1994, brought her One in a Million CD in 1996, and hearing the News of the Crash Sunday Afternoon August 26,2001 after Church Services. I was 18 in '01.
Id like to first, thank you for taking the time to shine a light on those who surrounded Aaliyah and subsequently lost their lives in this horrific tragedy. Also, to commend your research, which from my perspective is without flaw and includes details that very few people were aware of. I knew three of the passengers on the plane through personal and work related areas of my life. At the time of the crash, I was working for Macy Gray and her short lived management imprint, Scam Inc. where I was tour manager for Sunshine Anderson who had success with her hit single "Heard It All Before" which had been big that spring and summer. Chris Maldonaldo was my "go to" for makeup guy for all of Shine's TV appearances in the US because of his extraordinary talent, commitment to his craft and easy going demeanor. The second week in August, we had booked Shine to appear on "Showtime At The Apollo" and because Chris and I had become friends, i reached out to check his availability, he agreed to the gig verbally but because all asks must go through an agent, it wasn't "confirmed." When i discovered through Chris' agent he wasn't available, i was confused and admittedly a bit upset. I was gearing up for Macy's European tour and finalizing this show appearance was the last thing i needed to do before heading back to LA to put the show together. Ironically, on my bday, 8/20 just days before the Aaliyah's shoot I ran into Chris at a bar and he, feeling terrible about canceling, explained that his friend, Eric Farrell, had suggested Chris to go to the Bahamas in his place because Eric had booked the Macy Gray tour which was almost 2 months of work and A LOT more money. I assured CM everything was fine, that ironically, I was going to tour manage MG for said tour had seen Eric's name on my call sheet and was going to meet him in rehearsals in just a few days. I encouraged Chris to go, have a blast and we'd catch up upon my return to the states. He wished me a happy birthday and that's the last time i saw him... 5 days later he was gone. Eric Foreman, was the person i knew best. I met him in LA when i was 19 and dating a guy, Martin who's best friend was Charles Henderson, Eric's older brother. At the time, we were all young and wild living in LA with very little direction in life which led me down a rocky path of questionable decisions... but it was Eric (and Anthony Dodd) being shot at close range with a shot gun in South Central in broad daylight that was not only core shaking and horrific but a sobering realization of life's fragility. REAL changes needed to occur in my life which prompted me to leave LA, go back to school and figure out a path to my only true love which was music and a career in the field. Over the 5 years with Martin, I became close with Charles and Eric, we were like family. I'd stay with them for months at a time when visiting LA from DC and began to see a change in Eric. He was focused, driven and increasingly becoming more and more accomplished. As i got my footing at record labels, I'd run into Eric and video shoots, TV appearances, concerts, etc. I kept hearing amazing things about his styling from respected industry executives and celebrities alike. On a break from the Sunshine tour, walking down the street in NY, I ran into Eric. He looked amazing and SO fuckin happy. I took him to lunch and we talked about our wasted youth, our about face, the determination and Hard Work it takes to not only get into the industry but stay in, keep climbing and remain relevant in such a competitive and sometimes toxic environment, It was hours of conversation, mutual praise, some ego stroking, honoring our individual growth and maturity, God's hand in everything and how TRULY blessed we both were to be living lives beyond any teenage dream we once had when we were wild ass kids. It was the last time I saw Eric. I will always remember his face, sparkle in his eyes, joy in his spirit as we sat, ate and drank. Afterwards, as we parted, i remember turning around to watch him walk away to go and meet Aaliyah at her hotel and how proud i was of the man he had become.
these are the stories I've always wanted to know..as sad as Aaliyahs passing was, I always felt a deep sorrow for the other passengers on the plane whose lives ,stories & grief got so overshadowed after the tragedy..THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for this amazing video!!💥🔥🎉❤️🖤❤️
I have never seen a documentary on this tragedy so clear and concise! Thank you for highlighting the lives of the other 8 victims as well. This was very well done. I’m not sure how this video came up in my recommended, but I’m glad it did. #subscribed
Wow the fact they blocked part 2 says soooo much! You covered this so well. There’s definitely something fishy going on. The fact so many people showed up to do that memorial video on bet but bet or none of those artists except maxwell payed is SICK
90 million dollas and having insurance policies on her but couldn't pay her funeral cost or the others passengers. The death also pushed her album sales up and More than a woman, Rock the boat and I miss you all did really well after her death Virgin and Blackground both profited and yet they are so greedy it's unreal. Thank you for this documentary very eye opening. I really wish they never took that plane she will always remain my favorite artist not just because of her talent but her personality was everything. The fact she was moving into movies and wanted to leave her uncles label then turns up dead never sit right with me.
I will never get over the death of beautiful AAliyah, so sad it was very traumatising to my generation. I never knew anything about the other victims thank you for sharing their stories 🙏🏾
Thank you for putting together this very respectful and insightful work. I’m still sorrowful about the late Aaliyah’s loss after 22 years in no small part because there is something so sinister about how she and her colleagues perished which remains cloaked in silence aka deception. May they all rest in eternal peace.😢❤
Thank you for creating this thoughtful, in-depth tribute to the other 8 passengers as well as deep dive into the days leading up this unfortunate tragedy. My biggest takeaway is that the Bahamas trip shouldn't have ever happened. There were too many hiccups and setbacks surrounding that trip. Delays are usually divine interventions. May Aaliyah and the 8 passengers continue to rest in peace. 🙏🏾 🕊
This is the absolute best detailed in depth coverage I have ever seen on her tragic death. It has been so respectfully covered of all passengers who died. This focuses on facts and not conspiracy theories. I’m glad to have all this accurate info because we got none of this when it happened. I absolutely loved Aaliyah. She was a real talented artist who could actually sing(no auto tune, lip sync or studio tricks), dance and had a wonderful personality. I was devastated when she passed. This story has always been suspect to me. Why the hell did her uncle have 90 million insurance policies on her, but couldnt get her a decent flight or pay to bury her? It does make the accusation that she wanted to leave the label make sense and show he had the most to gain if she was deceased. Why the need to shoot in the Bahamas when they could’ve made Miami look like the Bahamas? Why did no one listen to her concerns about their safety? It sounds like this boiled down to greed,incompetence and impatience .These cheap’os wanted to cut corners and save money. The folks who the equipment belonged to wasn’t even on the flight, so why did it have to travel with them? She only had a carry on because her luggage was lost, so clearly she wasn’t the one who added more weight to the plane. Obviously there wasn’t anything set in place to monitor the pilots because how would he even still be allowed to fly? I wish she had listened to her gut and not let them have her move forward as planned. A damn delayed video wouldn’t be more important than her safety and life. This was so preventable and could’ve been avoided if they gave a damn. Really huge loss, I still listen to her music and watch her videos and movies. The world lost a great one and still missing her beautiful light. I hope the poor, ice and ever other shady person involved are suffering and will never get a good night sleep with it seeing her face or hearing her voice. Haunt the all!! RIP
RIP Aaliyah, Eric Forman, Douglas Kratz, Chris Maldonado, Anthony Dodd, Gina Smith, Scott Gallin, Kieth Wallace and Luis Morales, who died in the tragic plane crash many years ago. Their deaths were a huge loss to the music industry and to the world. Aaliyah was a talented singer and actress who had so much more to give. Her music will continue to inspire people for generations to come.
Idk but I remember trying to find a description of Aaliyah’s autopsy and toxicology report and how bad the crash was, and somebody said it was on the internet in 2001 but I think her parents had it taken down soon after. Anything pertaining intricate details to her death are really private, I’m sure it’s just painful for her family to relive that tragic crash anytime they may want to search her name on google.
I remember this, it was so heart breaking. She was so gifted and so young, and those people were super special to her as well as their loved ones. This was a terrible, terrible tragedy. It still hurts my heart to this day. 🧡🙏
Another question I’ve had recently is, if the video was primarily shot in front of green screen or in the pool in Florida, what was the point in going to the Bahamas anyway? Particularly under these rushed and cheap circumstances 🤔 (rhetorical question). So glad to have found your channel. You do a phenomenal job!
My guess would be to cut costs/labor. I know it sounds crazy but video editing wasn't as advanced 22 years ago as it is now. It also wasn't as simplified. Green screen was starting to gain more traction, thus creating new costs. You'd also have to pay for more staff for longer days. It would cost me less to shoot footage in a park than to create that footage through green screen at that time. Hope that clarifies some stuff
You did a phenomenal job sir. This is very detailed and with information I’ve never knew even after reading the first autobiography to be released about Aaliyah.
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON THIS ENTIRE CASE SINCE 2001 !!!!! Hands DOWN !!!! This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!!! Protect this man at all cost !!!! Truth is FINALLY COMING TO LIGHT 💡
This is the best documentary yet. Thanks for putting in the effort into this piece Jeury! Love how you put a spotlight on the lives of the other passengers as well other than Aaliyah’s. Reminds me of Kobe when all the news channels broke out with his death and completely disregarded the fact that there was a whole other family on that helicopter that left a young girl orphaned after it crashed. I just find it selfish because there were other lives there too but just bc there’s a star/athlete involved everyone else’s lives are automatically ignored 😪 Also wonder why they aren’t letting you post Part 2 🤔 seems a bit suspect
Everyone was moving fast, and she had a TON of snakes around her. Hype Williams was also close friends with R.kelly. Never share a mutual friend with The enemy!!!!
Absolutely THE BEST documentary I’ve seen regarding this horrific and very tragic situation… And the very end of the commentary had me giggling uncontrollably regarding ALL OF THE UNPROFESSIONALISM, FRAUD, LIES, and MONEY DRIVEN thought patterns exhibited by the aircraft company, the record label, and all other crooked mess that took place which lead to us all losing Baby Girl. A genuine, beautiful, kind, and very talented soul. May God continue to keep them all in peace in paradise. Thank you for sharing this documentary. ❤
This is an excellent video. We never heard much about the other 8 passengers since this happened. I was 31 years old at that time so most of them were around my age and Aaliyah was about 10 years younger than me. I had just bought Aaliyah's "Rock The Boat" cd a few weeks before the crash. I still have it today. R.I.P. to all of them
your comedic timing during this tragic documentary was executed perfectly. Lol I kept laughing at the Farrah luggage clips 😂😂. It takes real skill to be able to do that while also keeping a respectful tone for the victims. This was beautifully done and very informative. I had to subscribe for more💙💙
I appreciate you for saying that 🙏🏾 I understand that not everyone takes humor kindly in situations like these but I try to keep it balanced and not too somber. 💯
2001 was a strange year. I was 10 but remember her death happening I heard it on the radio. My mom was crying really bad then 9/11 2 weeks later was just horrifying. That bothered me so deeply I had to get counseling in school bc it was a site to see. The fact that it all has to do with planes is crazy. Weird comparison but it’s like Aaliyah’s death introduced the damn 9/11 and then Kobe’s death introduced the pandemic it’s a weird thought of mine
Virgin was made to fit the entire bill of the funeral and they were none too pleased because it was greatly expensive and as far as they were concerned, exaggerated. I live in NYC and it took place on the upper east side on fifth and those people (wink) didn’t know who she was and couldn’t get out their driveways or cross the city over into the west side because her funeral blocked off major streets. I was happy it was done because she had a grand home coming and in the state she was born. I remember that completely. Her mother did not pay for the funeral, if she did it was minor.
I knew Eric, he used to do me and my mothers hair. He was by far the best hairstylist I've ever known, even to this day. He could look at any style and do it just as good or better❤ ❤❤ He truly loved and adored Aaliyah. RIP to them all...
This is beautiful you taking the time to share this with everyone.. I's so sad to never here about the other lives that were taken, outside of the celebrities. It seems like their stories are always non-existent. This tragically puts me in the mindset of the passengers that were on Kobes flight. God bless you for creating this. RIP to ALL of the passengers.🙏🏾🕊😞
Thank you so much for this. This is the first documentary ive seen that acknowledged the loss of the other passengers by their names and not a collective group. I was in 9th grade when this happened. This happened in August and less than 3 weeks later 9/11 happened. 2001 was a very strange year. Its so sad because so many docs have said Aaliyah wasnt even coherent when she got on the plane. It has always seemed this was more than negligence it was redrum ... too many inconsistencies and indisputable facts that dont make sense. Lastly lets not forget every unexplained tragedy has a pilot or driver who was supposedly intoxicated or drugged up ... conveniently.
Everytime I see Aaliyah I see sadness in her eyes I was pregnant with my first child preparing for my wedding when I found out she passed I was so hurt like I knew her we named our first daughter Aaliyah
That is a blessing that the family received the footage of her celebration. I know it comforted them a little so it was perfect that MTV was following around Aaliyah
One thing about this…. No matter how long ago it happened, it still hurts like yesterday. Watching this made me so sad. I can remember exactly what I was doing the day it happened. It was breaking news on MTV… I believe it was Carson Daily who reported it
This is a hard video to take in. I've seen it since last year but I still keep having to pause it at moments; especially at the end when shit is getting real. Even though I knew a lot of the facts that u mentioned in here, I still have a hard time figuring it all out. So this is needed for the world to see.
Dame use to be in those music videos living it up, pouring expensive champagne on women, but couldn’t pay for his girlfriend’s funeral? Smh a clown 🤦🏾♀️ She would’ve def outgrown him had she lived.
My friends mother knew one of the two close brothers that died that were hairstylist. I’m glad they mentioned all the other passengers on the plane they deserve they flowers n acknowledgement.
Wassup with Hype Willams?!! Did he care? I feel like he’s responsible. He took the plane that was supposed to be for her, and then when Fatima went to help he stayed back!!! Hellll naw I’m mad as hell all over again. Someone took their life? They didn’t pay to have the bodies transferred or pay for Aaliyah’s funeral. This is ridiculous, and why didn’t her parents have money? Aaliyah wasn’t broke.
In the video it was said her parents paid for the funeral. Also her family was/is got paid from R Kelly for “ I believe I can fly” Royalties and deal for the marriage… allegedly.
On the day Aliyah's plain crashed I was given a vision earlier that morning of a plain going down in distress i would have never imagined it would have been the plain Aliyah and her crew was on. Thank you for your continuous coverage of this incident the other passengers' lives mattered as well. May God bless you to the utmost.
Omg you too???? I’m not even exaggerating from the day I saw Aaliyah’s MTV Diary episode when she talked about how she wanted to be remembered in her legacy when she’s no longer here? I thought that was so extremely strange and a damning feeling came over me telling me she wasn’t going to be on this earth much longer. And I just brushed it off . On the morning of Sunday , August 26th I slept in a bit later , took a shower and went to listen to her album on my Sony Discman because I was anticipating how the Rock the Boat video would look like since I watched her 106 and park episode just earlier that week. Roughly around Midday I get a call on my house phone from one of my best friends at the time telling me Yo Aaliyah passed away in a plane crash!!!!! I fainted and immediately started balling my eyes out . I will never ever forget that day. It was a nightmare!!!!!!
Damn, didn’t know about Maxwell just being a kind human and shut all the petty money hungry companies down by paying for funeral costs without fanfare or making it known 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I am 1 of Aaliyah's BIGGEST fans. I gotta say this was the best documentary I've ever seen about her and her crew. Everyone was equally important. Her death has always bothered me. I've always felt in my heart that "IT WAS NO ACCIDENT". Thank you for doing this 💜💜🙏🏾🙏🏾 Can't wait for part 2
Man this had me emotional and upset. If this wasn't a set up idk what is. I'm glad I found you can't wait to for more content and to watch you grow. You're awesome.
Thank you for this! This whole story is so heartbreaking. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I loved Aaliyah and this was one celebrity death that had me in tears. Rest in power to all of the passengers 🕊️🕊️
Oh wow! I never knew that the other families filed lawsuits too! I thought it was just Aaliyah’s parents and her uncle filing lawsuits. This is really the most insightful video I’ve seen too, I had no idea Diane’s best friend was on the plane and acted as Aaliyah’s chaperone sometimes. I give all my Condolences to all the families because I know it still deeply affects them to this day. I really liked this video it was no bashing and finger pointing, you cited all your sources that you could find on the internet. It truly seems like someone overrided the cargo weight limit, just so they can save more money and not use anymore plane trips. And they didn’t want to leave their luggage behind anymore so they made it fit. It’s a shame they looked so exhausted from losing their luggage in the first place. She really wanted to go home and sleep in her own bed, as well as the other passengers. I don’t think her uncle had her killed because it’s a lose-lose situation for him anyways and if he had her killed he still couldn’t save his record company as they would have many distribution deals in the 00s. also Aaliyah was the only artist he payed fairly, he basically acted like diddy with his other artists ginuwine said a little bit about his short time with black ground . But it’s way deeper than that, people really have to look at the demons of the entertainment industry and it’s not even the people that are demons it’s the entity of being in the entertainment business . but to generalize it his greedy actions from when he started blackground, like (buying in over his head, I read he had lavish office parties when they couldn’t even afford that) indirectly contributed to Aaliyah’s death, (basically barry probably made hype sign the liability agreement , because he probably refused to pay for the Bahamas segment of rtb) however , virgin dropped the ball on their artist and they showed exactly how they felt about her after her death, and that scenario of how everything went down at the end seems so spot on and we weren’t even there😭.I Can’t wait to see pt 2! Mid to late 2001 strangely seemed like the year of tragic plane crashes, I personally think it was something spiritual going on during the autumnal equinox of 2001.
@@healthychangegiftinggroup8786 it really should go viral but as we know gossip gets views and this one only has 16 k views, this is the most thorough video I’ve ever seen of the events that happened before and after the plane crash. This is Way better than the TH-cam videos of the people saying Aaliyah’s speaking to them in her dream about the crash, any book, and any movie/documentary. The details are amazing showing the reason why Aaliyah’s mood changed once they arrived in the Bahamas and quite frankly I would be ready to come back to the states too if I was in those conditions, he even stated the reason why Fatima AND Kevin Taylor stayed behind because they were supposed to be on the plane too.
I love Aaliyah. Watching her (as a fan) grow into such a accomplished and poised young woman was a joy. She's so missed. But I what really appreciated about this documentary was the acknowledgement of the 8 souls who also lost their lives on that tragic day. Thank you for putting out this amazing content and information.
I remember being in highschool the summer she passed, staying awake watching mtv music videos all night and seeing the first news scroll across the bottom of the screen around 4 or 5 in the morning, it was so heartbreaking and there are so many weird and even weirder circumstances surrounding her death (and life)...one of the things that stuck out a lot to solidify in my mind something fishy happened was when you play the Rock the Boat music video backwards and at the end (the actual beginning) where it looks like she's ascending to Heaven....that scene is still stuck in my head after so much time later 😢
UPDATE: Part 2 is UP on my channel as of March 21, 2024!
[May 2023] Part 2was blocked worldwide.. and after several attempts to edit and reupload it (resulting in a 7 day suspension from posting), I’ve decided to forgo the project - for now at least. This channel is brand new and I’m trying to remain in good standing. I apologize for the time being .
And to those who came on here just to tell me I mispronounced Beanie Siegel, here go ya cookie 🍪 now go sit down on the nearest anthill. ☺️ Thanks and God Bless
I saw the title in my feed and I immediately clicked on the video. This video was the best documentary I've seen. I've always wanted to know more about the other passengers. Thanks for the extensive research you did. My thoughts and prayers are with all who were affected by this. Just subscribed.
Please let us know if you decide to release it even if it's on Patreon....
Thank you for the video. Please be careful with your Part 2. Someone sending you a message, brother. Write a book and find a publisher off-the-wall that they will never know. I have heard so many of these occult stories, conspiracy stories that I would truly love to know the truth. I will absolutely pray for your safety and ask the Lord to protect you.
No; shame on them very good work ripped out of the ether!
Everybody pronounces differently. You good😊
My cousin Anthony was on this flight when he passed it really shook my family up rest in peace Anthony ❤
Amen!
Condolences to your entire family in 2023🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
🫂🙏🏽 condolences to all who love and miss him. & All the young lives lost, Rest Till Paradise Beautiful one's 💙
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽my condolences
My condolences so sorry 😢
When Aaliyah and her crew passed, I honestly cried every day for a whole month. My Mom told me "there's nothing you can do about it. You have to leave it in God's hand." Her death was ROUGH for me as I was a true fan.
Me too very hard still is.
Me too
My older brother 9 years older than me had the same reaction, I noticed Aaliyah made a huge, respectable impact on black boys everywhere of all ages. How sad. I remember being scared for I had never heard my brother cry before
Share the same feelings ❤
Ikr 😒😒
It's still puzzling to me that Lenny Kravitz sent his plane for Aaliyah and Hype Williams decided to take it, why did that happen?! Also why did her uncle have a 90 million dollar insurance policy on her? Thank you for making this video and much respect to Maxwell for paying for the rest of the funeral expenses. May Aaliyah and the passengers continue to rest in peace.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤❤
Hollywood is not a good place.
Once an artist signs with a record company, they take out life insurance policies as part of that deal. The industries favorite word is “recoup”.
@@Bigbrownbonethat probably explains it , he’s probably had the life insurance on her ever since she was signed, I watched the superstar Aaliyah special and it seemed like Barry wanted her to be the beneficiary of blackground or to take it over, he had a full scholarship for her after high school and Aaliyah always said she wanted to go to college eventually. That’s why I always say it was a lose lose situation for the speculations of him having her killed. when she died so did the label and no amount of money and court cases won could fill the hole that affected the haughton and hankerson families. tbh virgin records are the real villains and they showed their true colors surrounding her death and they’re the ones that had plenty of money. It’s a shame the family is still deeply affected by it as if she died yesterday. And it’s sad to see them split up like this because they’re literally squabbling over money and her music. That’s it.
@@taylorwaylor8965they sold out that poor girl. Seems those industry types would do anything for money
The question is why did Barry file a document days before her death is what I would like to know 🧐. And why in the True Hollywood Stories it is said that HYPE was the one to make quick changes into going to the Bahamas when the document mentions that location as part of the trip? So who’s lying to who and what possibly could they be hiding? It is also mentioned in Vh1 Behind The Scenes of him saying to go there…. They know they had her killed and as for the others who went down with her meant nothing😢.
Evil people.
This is the 1st time I’ve REALLY heard about the other passengers. Thank you for shedding light. Such a massive careless & tragic loss. 😔
Cool, yeah, that's how the cookie crumbles. So much love for Maxwell it is unbelievable. R.I.P Baby Girl 👶
Exactly I wonder why the hush for so long. Seems suspicious.
Shout out to Maxwell, making sure they all had a funeral and a final resting peace was a beautiful thing to do.
Yea n how the record company didn’t pay shit for her funeral smh
@@shellyshakur9953 ikr horrible
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Maxwell has a good ❤️
This is the first video I've watched on TH-cam where someone mentioned and gave condolences to the other passengers by name that unfortunately passed away along with Aaliyah on the plane. Although i was only like 2 years old when this happened and later learning about Aaliyah's life, career, and her death when i got older, i never really heard any other person that made similar vids about Aaliyah mentioned the other victims, very glad that you've acknowledged them🙏🏾 r.i.p to Aaliyah and the victims🕊️
Her glam squad were legends in the making. They did amazing work for her. They would have been huge. So sad.
yessir
Yessir bless him blessings god hi
Heaven🤫
@@arodriguez7158bless trust
This video was RIVETING! Excellent work telling the stories of the people who transitioned with Aaliyah. We will never forget Baby Girl, but we also shouldn’t forget the others who perished with her. I’m sending all my love to everyone impacted by this tragedy ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank blessings
@@AaliyahVideomusic yes this is awesome, I wonder how the families felt at the time. Of course the pain of losing a loved one but not being acknowledged no where near the amount of coverage for Aaliyah. I remember on the news the would put all their pictures up at once and then give Aaliyah her own spread. It just didn’t seem as though people were as sympathetic.
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This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!
I agree God bless them all ❤️🩹🙏
Over 20 years later and this is the most informative and well crafted video about this incident. Well done!
I agree!
I hope this goes viral
Omg yes! No one else has ever spoke about the other passengers
Awe Eric Foreman was my hairdresser right before he took this trip. He was such a funny guy and talented. I was so hurt when this happened 😢
That's history I bet that Eric Foreman was a funny person to be around RIP 🙏😇
Do you by any chance know the red lip gloss he would do on Aaliyah?
I LOVED Eric! That was my boy!!
The victims definitely deserved to have their stories told. Thank you for your research❤
Exactly their life was just as big as anyone else
Right&all of them was talented. Success they experienced before the death which is good.
Absolutely
I agree! He did an amazing job with this documentary! ❤
Same thought ❤
Im 70 today, i went to school with Keith Wallace He drove to our prom his high School love Veta.
He dated and married his school mate and friend. Very smart young man. R. I. P.
Sorry for your loss
😢 The fact that Lenny sent Aaliyah a plane and hype took it says a whole lot !!!!
That part!!!😢
Lenny Kravitz?
@@youtubecommenter1000 Yes
I didn’t know that
@@NubianQueen_xo it was giving tryna fake a lifestyle and flex like he had it like that. He knew it was for her and it was so selfish of him
THEY LIED TO US! SHE WASN'T A DIVA SAYING SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT HER LUGGAGE. SHE NEVER HAD LUGGAGE 2 BEGIN WITH🤬
And she was so terrified of getting on that plane, they had to drug her to get her on it. She knew something wasn't right. I can't imagine how frightening everyone's final moments were.
@@sissysovereign1294 I just wish she would have refused to get on & listened to her instincts 😢
Yea but the pill 💊 😢
No, she was not a diva, she was actually terrified. So sad.
@@jinb6242 Me too. If only she had stayed adamant about following her gut and raised hell about not getting on.
I’m 23 years old. I had no idea she died at 22 years old. She accomplished a whole lot at such a short amount of time 💯💕
All of these people were very talented 🔥 RIP 💔
It’s so very sad that Aaliyah was taken advantage of her entire career. She was too young to know that predators were taking full advantage of her and not looking out for her best interest. She deserved so much better. She was murdered and no one wanted to even pay for the funeral 💔 this video broke my heart😔 if Aaliyah was alive today she would be able to realize and reflect on all the times she was taken advantage of while being a young artist. All of the families deserved justice.
I really hope everything comes out about her death and the people involved pay for this. THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT.
Bien dit
@@bygaiillmelis8192 I really wanna believe those rumors about her faking her death are true if not at least she's far away from these wicked people.
I don’t understand why her funky ass uncle couldn’t pay for her funeral. I really hope he gets his day and he gets exposed this year. Her mother also needs to be held accountable she’s no saint. This video makes me so sad and mad, It uncovers so much!
@@cherishxoxo2738HER FAMILY DID IT!!! MOTHER AND UNCLE!!!
Thank you for acknowledging the other victims of this awful plane crash. When people die along side a celebrity they always get left out. This makes me think of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and the rest of the passengers that often are names when referred to.
Edit: i can't wait for part 2.
I was 11 when Aaliyah died. I grew up wanting to be like her. I remember crying all day when I found out. Even this video brings back sad vibes.... RIP to everyone
Me too😢 I remember telling my friends at lunch that my favorite artist died 😢😢
I was 12. We were huge fans, myself and my two sisters. I will never forget the moment when my mother ran into our room after she came home from work and was yelling that Aaliyah had died and to turn on the radio. It was being reported on the radio first in Miami where we lived. I’ll never forget that night.
Yes I looked up to her to her and Whitney Houston raised me with their beauty and voices I wanted to be Aaliyah growing up and I'm a white chick 🙏🏻💯 I watch them all the time and just everything about them I love they helped me escape the abusive childhood I lived 😪🙏
Same here I was the same age , cried like a baby ! She was so influential to young girls .
Yes 😢😢😢😢
This completely took me back to that gut wrenching feeling I had in my entire soul when this happened in 2001. Though extremely painful to watch, you did an amazing job on this story. Damn my heart hurts right now. Rip Babygirl and all who lost their lives that terrible day. 😭🙏🏽
Yes it's so sad 😢
I remember driving from home that day, off the 15th fwy.,On a sunny day in August 2001, I was listening to 92.3 when it hit the air waves I was so shocked I just started crying all the way home.
😢😢😢
Extremely sad
I got that same feeling in my stomach...uuugghhh
So gut wrenching! Even now. It tore me up. I was so shocked couldn't even cry. It was like I was punched real hard.
It's been nearly 23 years and it still feels like yesterday. We still miss her .
RIP
Luis Morales III
(1971-2001)
Aaliyah Haughton
(1979-2001)
Scott Gallin
(1960-2001)
Anthony Dodd
(1966-2001)
Douglas Kratz
(1973-2001)
Gina Smith
(1971-2001)
Christopher Maldonado
(1969-2001)
Eric Foreman
(1971-2001)
and
Keith Wallace
(1952-2001)
BLESS U ... Thxz 4 putting out here Diz inf... & 4 -D much RESPECT
U' ve giving all whom passed away Diz day.
BLESSINGS 💚💛❤️🤍
@@LucyLu1965 Morales is 100% at Fault.
@@LucyLu1965 Thank you! Also, the pilot Luis Morales III was hired by Blackhawk two days before the crash, and he was not listed to pilot the plane.
THANK YOU FOR THIS...AND NOW I RELEASE. 😢GINA M. SMITH WAS MY BEST FRIEND, THAT DAY WEIGHS HEAVILY ON MY HEART AND MIND. 💔💔💔 I CAN'T FORGET THE NIGHT I SPOKE WITH HER FIANCE, WHO CONFIRMED GINA'S TRANSITION. 💔 Also, Gina wasn't officially Aaliyah's 'Product Manager'; she adored Aaliyah, she loved her job, yet she felt like she worked the duties of a title that she wasn't officially given nor equally compensated for. She loved her Fiance. She loved life. She loved people. Gina M. Smith was just 'good energy'.
Oh wow! Blackground records told every news outlet that she was the official product manager, to make themselves look good, but the whole time they were screwing her over for less pay? That’s just pitiful. I’m dealing with the same thing with the army, that’s why I’m getting out. But I hope I did Gina some justice in my tribute 🙏🏾
This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!
So sorry for your loss 😭 Thanks for telling us more about her!
Wheww 😥 this says alot and why her and Aaliyah got along so well in the same space. I’m sorry you lost your friend , I’m sure life will never be the same for you. Keep your head up ❤️
Thank you for speaking for your friend. 🙏🏾
This is a PHENOMENAL video. You were not playing when you said try to keep up. That was so much legal, mathematic, scientific, and aeronautical information to try to process. I’m shook. You did that!
👏👏Yess super class act! R.i.p to those we lost🕊️
Crazy how at the beginning you were showing different schools and by the end you were showing different hospitals. So sad 😞 RIP to everyone onboard. We need Part 2 ASAP 🙌🏻
This is what the fans of Aaliyah needed and I find it sad that you can't finish the story.
This is DEEP!! I miss her...🕊... 🙌🏽❤️🙏🏽
I always wondered what happened to the other victims. Thank you for acknowledging them their lives matters to 😢
I had to watch this video twice because I was in complete and utter shock by all the things that are mentioned in here. I think it’s really disgusting that her uncle and hype cashed in on her demise. I hope all of this comes to light and that justice is served although I’m reluctant to believe it will. The industry is a very scary place, it will take the Lord from above to cleanse this darkness from our world. 😢
YOU ARE 100000% RIGHT!!!!!
The wickedness is unconceivable
I feel u 100 percent can't understand why we still participate in this evil industry
Me either on top of that I know some of these evil industry people that MURDERED Aaliyah are still walking around today she was gonna leave the music industry and focus on Fashion and Film it’s like damn now you’re dead.
Her uncle sacrificed her
This video is the first one to acknowledge the other people that passed away. They have family and people who loved them as well. Round of applause 👏we all love Aaliyah so much that at the time I don’t think they were acknowledged properly. I remember exactly where I was when my friend told me Aaliyah passed away. He said did you know Aaliyah passed away? I said STOP LYING!! When I found out it was true I bursted into tears. I was 15 years old.
I was 17
I was 14 and just started high school. I will never forget that day at school. 😭😭😭
As a pilot he was a death sentence, their lives were in the hands of a man with a very shady past, the airport FAA and Black Hawk and Virgin Records was neglegent.🌹 Thank You, for your intense coverage! R.I.P.!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
He was Coked up out of his Mind was ILLEGALLY flying.
Facts.
Why would he risk his own life though was he that incompetent e did not realize the plane would crash ??
I met Damon Dash before the pandemic. I told him, "I'm so sorry about your girlfriend [Aaliyah]. I cried for days after she died". He said, "Thank you". Poor man, he is STILL devastated by Aaliyah's passing. 😥
Dame knows she was murdered , he also knows if he talks they'd kill his current children and eventually him .
That's why he was blackballed from the industry and still is, it's just that he helped too many people that are now millionaires (Camron for example ) for him to ever be broke completely
The fact that 3 people went with Aaliyah that wasn’t supposed to is wild. Fatima (choreographer) gave her seat to Gina Smith, (product manager)Chris (makeup artist) was asked by Eric Pharrell (makeup artist) to take his place b/c he was working with Macy Gray, Keith (family friend) was asked by Aaliyah’s mom to go in her place to be a parental figure because she had eye surgery. Thank God Aaliyah’s brother was in Australia.
THIS WAS PLANNED!
@@livlaughlove4646 agreed but why!?
We pray to always be at the right place at the right time ...doing the right thing ...for the right reasons...
💜🙏🏽✝️@@sistarwande6213
@@livlaughlove4646 Yesssssss
This was so educational. As a true Aaliyah fan, I truly appreciate your hard work with this research. My only question that I have now is how much money did Aaliyah have to her name during the time of her death? Why did the Family themselves struggle to pay for her Funeral?
I know she donated $20k to a Bahamian charity while she was there. But maybe her family didn’t have immediate access to her funds. In the other documentary on Simone Battle, her mother had to go to court to obtain ownership of her estate. Politics on funds are tricky when an artist dies.
Because her uncle owned everything including the rights to her music
@@Alwayzblessed36 💯 true
Because Barry had control of everything and he’s an a hole
Her uncle Barry got $90 million when she died.
Wish we never lost aaliyah…
This was so well done. Well researched. I'm a big Aaliyah fan but really appreciated you going in depth about the other lives lost due to this tragedy because they mattered too. They had accomplishments, goals, dreams and family and friends who loved them as well and who will forever mourn their loss. My biggest take away from all this is that this tragedy could have been prevented and that's the worst part of this. Nine lives tragically lost and it didnt have to happen. Several people have blood on their hands here because this shouldn’t have happened. I didn't know Maxwell covered the funeral costs btw. What a class act.
Maxwells Father passed away in a plane crash when he was 3 years old!!! It must have hit so close to home that he felt in his heart what to do. He did it out of the love and kindness of his heart .
Twenty plus years later this was by far the best information I’ve seen on what actually happened- give me a little more closure - RIP baby girl Aaliyah
That whole thing was a total nightmare and signaled warnings from the start of the trip. As a former Flight Attendant in training, we learned weight & balance it seemed minor in detail at the time but going even a tad bit over an airplane's capacity can prove to be a major error. The instructors, tests, and exercises for that part were no joke. In any case Ty for documenting all who transitioned that day I was not familiar with any of them (only their) names after the fact, as the Lovely Aaliyah's fame at the time overshadowed them. Nice Job.👍🏾Btw, you emulating the carelessness of the shady pilot "They'll Be Al'ight" had me hollering over here.😅Stay Blessed.🙂🙏🏾💙
Former Delta Crew Member!!! Exactly we know whats up
@@healthychangegiftinggroup8786 American Airlines Inflight Operations, Hey Mate.✈️🇺🇸😉
@@healthychangegiftinggroup8786 WoW so even if it’s overweight a little it causes problems like 20 pounds over???
@@carlatoppins8567Morales was Entirely at fault here. This was Pilot Error. He had No business flying at all. He was Assigned ILLEGALLY to the Flight.
That entire music video was RUSHED like you said. Everyone’s death was preventable if everything went according to plan and if they were a little more patient.
But I would of been annoyed too with my personal luggage missing, stuck in a resort that didn’t have hot water, no service and sitting around doing nothing for damn near an entire day.
Those two people who were supposed to get on the flight but switched with other people are extremely lucky and blessed. I hope they don’t have survivors guilt.
I hope the families who sued actually won their lawsuits as well.
RIP 💜
The fact that you think all that surface shyt is real is very concerning, all that was a cover-up to reach a predetermined conclusion.
Mary J Blige wasn't crazy at the end.
@@blaquenguni9249 boy fuck you. You troll accounts are weird
This was a spiritual murder and she ain’t lying.
Omg. I’m sitting at my desk in tears hearing about the visuals after the crash. I’ve never heard of the in debt scene. I’m 43 and was a huge fan of Aaliyah’s. That was my era when she was out. This is so so sad.
80'a baby here too ...she was too cool for school
Same! I was at school and literally cried so bad. I really like her, especially when she dressed like a tomboy 😩 so pretty and talented 🙏🏽🕊️
@@sistarwande6213 I remember listening to her debut in 1994, brought her One in a Million CD in 1996, and hearing the News of the Crash Sunday Afternoon August 26,2001 after Church Services. I was 18 in '01.
Id like to first, thank you for taking the time to shine a light on those who surrounded Aaliyah and subsequently lost their lives in this horrific tragedy. Also, to commend your research, which from my perspective is without flaw and includes details that very few people were aware of. I knew three of the passengers on the plane through personal and work related areas of my life. At the time of the crash, I was working for Macy Gray and her short lived management imprint, Scam Inc. where I was tour manager for Sunshine Anderson who had success with her hit single "Heard It All Before" which had been big that spring and summer.
Chris Maldonaldo was my "go to" for makeup guy for all of Shine's TV appearances in the US because of his extraordinary talent, commitment to his craft and easy going demeanor. The second week in August, we had booked Shine to appear on "Showtime At The Apollo" and because Chris and I had become friends, i reached out to check his availability, he agreed to the gig verbally but because all asks must go through an agent, it wasn't "confirmed." When i discovered through Chris' agent he wasn't available, i was confused and admittedly a bit upset. I was gearing up for Macy's European tour and finalizing this show appearance was the last thing i needed to do before heading back to LA to put the show together.
Ironically, on my bday, 8/20 just days before the Aaliyah's shoot I ran into Chris at a bar and he, feeling terrible about canceling, explained that his friend, Eric Farrell, had suggested Chris to go to the Bahamas in his place because Eric had booked the Macy Gray tour which was almost 2 months of work and A LOT more money. I assured CM everything was fine, that ironically, I was going to tour manage MG for said tour had seen Eric's name on my call sheet and was going to meet him in rehearsals in just a few days. I encouraged Chris to go, have a blast and we'd catch up upon my return to the states. He wished me a happy birthday and that's the last time i saw him... 5 days later he was gone.
Eric Foreman, was the person i knew best. I met him in LA when i was 19 and dating a guy, Martin who's best friend was Charles Henderson, Eric's older brother. At the time, we were all young and wild living in LA with very little direction in life which led me down a rocky path of questionable decisions... but it was Eric (and Anthony Dodd) being shot at close range with a shot gun in South Central in broad daylight that was not only core shaking and horrific but a sobering realization of life's fragility. REAL changes needed to occur in my life which prompted me to leave LA, go back to school and figure out a path to my only true love which was music and a career in the field.
Over the 5 years with Martin, I became close with Charles and Eric, we were like family. I'd stay with them for months at a time when visiting LA from DC and began to see a change in Eric. He was focused, driven and increasingly becoming more and more accomplished. As i got my footing at record labels, I'd run into Eric and video shoots, TV appearances, concerts, etc. I kept hearing amazing things about his styling from respected industry executives and celebrities alike. On a break from the Sunshine tour, walking down the street in NY, I ran into Eric. He looked amazing and SO fuckin happy. I took him to lunch and we talked about our wasted youth, our about face, the determination and Hard Work it takes to not only get into the industry but stay in, keep climbing and remain relevant in such a competitive and sometimes toxic environment, It was hours of conversation, mutual praise, some ego stroking, honoring our individual growth and maturity, God's hand in everything and how TRULY blessed we both were to be living lives beyond any teenage dream we once had when we were wild ass kids.
It was the last time I saw Eric. I will always remember his face, sparkle in his eyes, joy in his spirit as we sat, ate and drank. Afterwards, as we parted, i remember turning around to watch him walk away to go and meet Aaliyah at her hotel and how proud i was of the man he had become.
Wow, thank you for sharing this insight. These are the stories that bring humanity to the stories. God Bless!
That was a beautiful memory shared. Eric was blessed. You seem to be one of the real ones.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing!
these are the stories I've always wanted to know..as sad as Aaliyahs passing was, I always felt a deep sorrow for the other passengers on the plane whose lives ,stories & grief got so overshadowed after the tragedy..THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for this amazing video!!💥🔥🎉❤️🖤❤️
I have never seen a documentary on this tragedy so clear and concise! Thank you for highlighting the lives of the other 8 victims as well. This was very well done. I’m not sure how this video came up in my recommended, but I’m glad it did. #subscribed
I'll never forget the day, I found out my favorite artist was gone. Baby girl had such a beautiful spirit❤😢
Wow the fact they blocked part 2 says soooo much! You covered this so well. There’s definitely something fishy going on. The fact so many people showed up to do that memorial video on bet but bet or none of those artists except maxwell payed is SICK
Oh, they did??😢😢😢😢
Damn, so Maxwell covered the cost of the whole video?
90 million dollas and having insurance policies on her but couldn't pay her funeral cost or the others passengers. The death also pushed her album sales up and More than a woman, Rock the boat and I miss you all did really well after her death Virgin and Blackground both profited and yet they are so greedy it's unreal. Thank you for this documentary very eye opening. I really wish they never took that plane she will always remain my favorite artist not just because of her talent but her personality was everything.
The fact she was moving into movies and wanted to leave her uncles label then turns up dead never sit right with me.
Man she was murdered I know it deep down in my soul.
I met and worked with her too..her mom was ALWAYS WITH HER...except for this one time??? Setup!!!!!
I will never get over the death of beautiful AAliyah, so sad it was very traumatising to my generation.
I never knew anything about the other victims thank you for sharing their stories 🙏🏾
Thank you for putting together this very respectful and insightful work. I’m still sorrowful about the late Aaliyah’s loss after 22 years in no small part because there is something so sinister about how she and her colleagues perished which remains cloaked in silence aka deception. May they all rest in eternal peace.😢❤
It's like there were so many omens, blocks, signs that literally stood in the way to prevent this.
so many
Much respect Maxwell! amazing documentary R.I.P Aaliyah and 8 passengers 🙏❤️
Once again: 👏s
Learn their names.
I was a huge Aaliyah fan ,still am heartbroken .What a voice,she had. So incredibly beautiful.
She will get justice one day the truth will come out.
the world had her as an artist for only 6 years & she made a huge, lasting impact - amazing
7 years, not 6. She came out in 1994
I love how you respect her enough to pronounce her name correctly. She would’ve loved that. Thank you ❤️
Thank you for creating this thoughtful, in-depth tribute to the other 8 passengers as well as deep dive into the days leading up this unfortunate tragedy.
My biggest takeaway is that the Bahamas trip shouldn't have ever happened. There were too many hiccups and setbacks surrounding that trip. Delays are usually divine interventions.
May Aaliyah and the 8 passengers continue to rest in peace. 🙏🏾 🕊
Not a one video has detailed the other victims to my recollection. Excellent work, thorough research, great voice, you have a new subscriber!!!!
This is the absolute best detailed in depth coverage I have ever seen on her tragic death. It has been so respectfully covered of all passengers who died. This focuses on facts and not conspiracy theories. I’m glad to have all this accurate info because we got none of this when it happened. I absolutely loved Aaliyah. She was a real talented artist who could actually sing(no auto tune, lip sync or studio tricks), dance and had a wonderful personality. I was devastated when she passed. This story has always been suspect to me. Why the hell did her uncle have 90 million insurance policies on her, but couldnt get her a decent flight or pay to bury her? It does make the accusation that she wanted to leave the label make sense and show he had the most to gain if she was deceased. Why the need to shoot in the Bahamas when they could’ve made Miami look like the Bahamas? Why did no one listen to her concerns about their safety? It sounds like this boiled down to greed,incompetence and impatience .These cheap’os wanted to cut corners and save money. The folks who the equipment belonged to wasn’t even on the flight, so why did it have to travel with them? She only had a carry on because her luggage was lost, so clearly she wasn’t the one who added more weight to the plane. Obviously there wasn’t anything set in place to monitor the pilots because how would he even still be allowed to fly? I wish she had listened to her gut and not let them have her move forward as planned. A damn delayed video wouldn’t be more important than her safety and life. This was so preventable and could’ve been avoided if they gave a damn. Really huge loss, I still listen to her music and watch her videos and movies. The world lost a great one and still missing her beautiful light. I hope the poor, ice and ever other shady person involved are suffering and will never get a good night sleep with it seeing her face or hearing her voice. Haunt the all!! RIP
RIP Aaliyah, Eric Forman, Douglas Kratz, Chris Maldonado, Anthony Dodd, Gina Smith, Scott Gallin, Kieth Wallace and Luis Morales, who died in the tragic plane crash many years ago. Their deaths were a huge loss to the music industry and to the world. Aaliyah was a talented singer and actress who had so much more to give. Her music will continue to inspire people for generations to come.
What I find interesting is that a lot of information about this crash has been wiped off the internet for some reason .
Idk but I remember trying to find a description of Aaliyah’s autopsy and toxicology report and how bad the crash was, and somebody said it was on the internet in 2001 but I think her parents had it taken down soon after. Anything pertaining intricate details to her death are really private, I’m sure it’s just painful for her family to relive that tragic crash anytime they may want to search her name on google.
I believe it's her family's doing. They are very secretive.
This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!
They removed a lot of the crash sight images and articles. It’s insane! We aren’t blind tho
@@taylorwaylor8965 OK cause I’ve been trying to search for YEAR’S of the CD details or Photos and can never find it! It’s so hard.
I remember this, it was so heart breaking. She was so gifted and so young, and those people were super special to her as well as their loved ones. This was a terrible, terrible tragedy. It still hurts my heart to this day. 🧡🙏
Another question I’ve had recently is, if the video was primarily shot in front of green screen or in the pool in Florida, what was the point in going to the Bahamas anyway? Particularly under these rushed and cheap circumstances 🤔 (rhetorical question). So glad to have found your channel. You do a phenomenal job!
Wow I've never thought of that, that's a really good question. Only God knows 🧐🤔
Hhmmmmmmmm!!?????? 🧐🤨🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
I thought it was all shot in location until this video. Now I too wonder why they had to travel
My guess would be to cut costs/labor. I know it sounds crazy but video editing wasn't as advanced 22 years ago as it is now. It also wasn't as simplified. Green screen was starting to gain more traction, thus creating new costs. You'd also have to pay for more staff for longer days. It would cost me less to shoot footage in a park than to create that footage through green screen at that time. Hope that clarifies some stuff
Because it’s nothing like authentic visuals.
Am I the only one that was like I aint gon watch no hour long video on this- and yet one hour later here I am. This was goodt.
Awe, she was a baby practically. So young. Her death hurt my heart so bad. An angel to always be remembered. May she rest in peace.
Everyone says she was a angel.
You did a phenomenal job sir. This is very detailed and with information I’ve never knew even after reading the first autobiography to be released about Aaliyah.
This was so devastating and still is, rest in peace to that gorgeous queen 👑 and the others who lost their lives in this tragic accident.😢
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON THIS ENTIRE CASE SINCE 2001 !!!!! Hands DOWN !!!! This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!!! Protect this man at all cost !!!! Truth is FINALLY COMING TO LIGHT 💡
This is the best documentary yet. Thanks for putting in the effort into this piece Jeury! Love how you put a spotlight on the lives of the other passengers as well other than Aaliyah’s. Reminds me of Kobe when all the news channels broke out with his death and completely disregarded the fact that there was a whole other family on that helicopter that left a young girl orphaned after it crashed. I just find it selfish because there were other lives there too but just bc there’s a star/athlete involved everyone else’s lives are automatically ignored 😪 Also wonder why they aren’t letting you post Part 2 🤔 seems a bit suspect
Chris Maldonado was my classmate @ Carson High School C/O "87" in Carson California. May they all rest in peace.
Sorry for your loss
Everyone was moving fast, and she had a TON of snakes around her. Hype Williams was also close friends with R.kelly. Never share a mutual friend with The enemy!!!!
The worst part, her family allegedly knew that man was a*using her and let it happen for money
Absolutely THE BEST documentary I’ve seen regarding this horrific and very tragic situation… And the very end of the commentary had me giggling uncontrollably regarding ALL OF THE UNPROFESSIONALISM, FRAUD, LIES, and MONEY DRIVEN thought patterns exhibited by the aircraft company, the record label, and all other crooked mess that took place which lead to us all losing Baby Girl. A genuine, beautiful, kind, and very talented soul. May God continue to keep them all in peace in paradise. Thank you for sharing this documentary. ❤
I'm just now realizing how young she was doing all these amazing projects ... RIP Aaliyah
This is an excellent video. We never heard much about the other 8 passengers since this happened. I was 31 years old at that time so most of them were around my age and Aaliyah was about 10 years younger than me. I had just bought Aaliyah's "Rock The Boat" cd a few weeks before the crash. I still have it today. R.I.P. to all of them
I was 21 years old when she died. She was two years older than me.
This makes me want a doc on Hype Williams. He is so mysterious.
your comedic timing during this tragic documentary was executed perfectly. Lol I kept laughing at the Farrah luggage clips 😂😂. It takes real skill to be able to do that while also keeping a respectful tone for the victims. This was beautifully done and very informative. I had to subscribe for more💙💙
I appreciate you for saying that 🙏🏾 I understand that not everyone takes humor kindly in situations like these but I try to keep it balanced and not too somber. 💯
2001 was a strange year. I was 10 but remember her death happening I heard it on the radio. My mom was crying really bad then 9/11 2 weeks later was just horrifying. That bothered me so deeply I had to get counseling in school bc it was a site to see. The fact that it all has to do with planes is crazy. Weird comparison but it’s like Aaliyah’s death introduced the damn 9/11 and then Kobe’s death introduced the pandemic it’s a weird thought of mine
I think that you are spot on
@@jassminejames210 I’m glad I’m making sense it’s so weird
@@DreMo521_ Yooooo, I never considered that. But you’re right! Wow
@@TheLoveBellows crazy right
That’s one fact I keep forgetting how 9/11 happened so shortly after this. Man nearing the end of 2001 it was just one tragedy after the next.
Wowwww so Barry Hankerson didn't even pay for his own niece funeral?? I see why Diane don't f*ck with him today
Exactly
Virgin was made to fit the entire bill of the funeral and they were none too pleased because it was greatly expensive and as far as they were concerned, exaggerated. I live in NYC and it took place on the upper east side on fifth and those people (wink) didn’t know who she was and couldn’t get out their driveways or cross the city over into the west side because her funeral blocked off major streets. I was happy it was done because she had a grand home coming and in the state she was born. I remember that completely. Her mother did not pay for the funeral, if she did it was minor.
This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!
I knew Eric, he used to do me and my mothers hair. He was by far the best hairstylist I've ever known, even to this day. He could look at any style and do it just as good or better❤ ❤❤ He truly loved and adored Aaliyah. RIP to them all...
This is beautiful you taking the time to share this with everyone.. I's so sad to never here about the other lives that were taken, outside of the celebrities. It seems like their stories are always non-existent. This tragically puts me in the mindset of the passengers that were on Kobes flight. God bless you for creating this. RIP to ALL of the passengers.🙏🏾🕊😞
I miss Eric so much I hug out at his mom house daily such a Beautiful family this broke my heart
This is amazing how you gave them there own place to be dignified.. no one talks much about the other passengers💖 thank you for this🌹
Thank you so much for this. This is the first documentary ive seen that acknowledged the loss of the other passengers by their names and not a collective group. I was in 9th grade when this happened. This happened in August and less than 3 weeks later 9/11 happened. 2001 was a very strange year. Its so sad because so many docs have said Aaliyah wasnt even coherent when she got on the plane. It has always seemed this was more than negligence it was redrum ... too many inconsistencies and indisputable facts that dont make sense. Lastly lets not forget every unexplained tragedy has a pilot or driver who was supposedly intoxicated or drugged up ... conveniently.
Everytime I see Aaliyah I see sadness in her eyes I was pregnant with my first child preparing for my wedding when I found out she passed I was so hurt like I knew her we named our first daughter Aaliyah
Amazing piece. Thank you for speaking on how black women are portrayed in the media.❤
That is a blessing that the family received the footage of her celebration. I know it comforted them a little so it was perfect that MTV was following around Aaliyah
One thing about this…. No matter how long ago it happened, it still hurts like yesterday. Watching this made me so sad. I can remember exactly what I was doing the day it happened. It was breaking news on MTV… I believe it was Carson Daily who reported it
This is the only documentary in which we get to learn about the other victims as well.
This is a hard video to take in. I've seen it since last year but I still keep having to pause it at moments; especially at the end when shit is getting real. Even though I knew a lot of the facts that u mentioned in here, I still have a hard time figuring it all out. So this is needed for the world to see.
Dame use to be in those music videos living it up, pouring expensive champagne on women, but couldn’t pay for his girlfriend’s funeral? Smh a clown 🤦🏾♀️ She would’ve def outgrown him had she lived.
💯 ✨ She was far more intellectually mature- and would’ve eventually broke up with him…as water eventually seeks it’s own level.
My friends mother knew one of the two close brothers that died that were hairstylist. I’m glad they mentioned all the other passengers on the plane they deserve they flowers n acknowledgement.
Thank your for acknowledging the other victims! I’ve always wanted to know more about them 💛✨ Rip to them all 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Wassup with Hype Willams?!! Did he care? I feel like he’s responsible. He took the plane that was supposed to be for her, and then when Fatima went to help he stayed back!!! Hellll naw I’m mad as hell all over again. Someone took their life? They didn’t pay to have the bodies transferred or pay for Aaliyah’s funeral. This is ridiculous, and why didn’t her parents have money? Aaliyah wasn’t broke.
In the video it was said her parents paid for the funeral. Also her family was/is got paid from R Kelly for “ I believe I can fly” Royalties and deal for the marriage… allegedly.
This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!
he was also the one who suggested bahamas in the first place… i really believe he had something to do with it
he’s a monster
On the day Aliyah's plain crashed I was given a vision earlier that morning of a plain going down in distress i would have never imagined it would have been the plain Aliyah and her crew was on. Thank you for your continuous coverage of this incident the other passengers' lives mattered as well. May God bless you to the utmost.
Wow! Premonition
Omg you too???? I’m not even exaggerating from the day I saw Aaliyah’s MTV Diary episode when she talked about how she wanted to be remembered in her legacy when she’s no longer here? I thought that was so extremely strange and a damning feeling came over me telling me she wasn’t going to be on this earth much longer. And I just brushed it off . On the morning of Sunday , August 26th I slept in a bit later , took a shower and went to listen to her album on my Sony Discman because I was anticipating how the Rock the Boat video would look like since I watched her 106 and park episode just earlier that week. Roughly around Midday I get a call on my house phone from one of my best friends at the time telling me Yo Aaliyah passed away in a plane crash!!!!! I fainted and immediately started balling my eyes out . I will never ever forget that day. It was a nightmare!!!!!!
Damn, didn’t know about Maxwell just being a kind human and shut all the petty money hungry companies down by paying for funeral costs without fanfare or making it known 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I agree, good hearted Maxwell. J-Z could have helped. Respect Max & peace.
Well documented! I am anxiously awaiting Part II!
We just had Brunch with Eric and Anthony the weekend before this happend😞
They are truly missed, I miss Eric’s laugh.
Sorry for your loss
Keith Wallace was an Aetna employee when he passed. Our company sent a memo after the crash.
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Oh wow. Sorry for your loss
So after all the friends she made and her rich boyfriend Dame Dash, Maxwell had to pay her final expenses?? 😮
And don't forget that 90 million policy the uncle had just gotten. Makes you wonder if he gave any of that money to his sister (Aaliyahs mom)
Interesting point. Id like to ask Damon why he didnt front the bill...
I am 1 of Aaliyah's BIGGEST fans. I gotta say this was the best documentary I've ever seen about her and her crew. Everyone was equally important. Her death has always bothered me. I've always felt in my heart that "IT WAS NO ACCIDENT". Thank you for doing this 💜💜🙏🏾🙏🏾
Can't wait for part 2
Man this had me emotional and upset. If this wasn't a set up idk what is. I'm glad I found you can't wait to for more content and to watch you grow. You're awesome.
Thank you for this! This whole story is so heartbreaking. I remember the day like it was yesterday. I loved Aaliyah and this was one celebrity death that had me in tears. Rest in power to all of the passengers 🕊️🕊️
Oh wow! I never knew that the other families filed lawsuits too! I thought it was just Aaliyah’s parents and her uncle filing lawsuits. This is really the most insightful video I’ve seen too, I had no idea Diane’s best friend was on the plane and acted as Aaliyah’s chaperone sometimes. I give all my Condolences to all the families because I know it still deeply affects them to this day. I really liked this video it was no bashing and finger pointing, you cited all your sources that you could find on the internet. It truly seems like someone overrided the cargo weight limit, just so they can save more money and not use anymore plane trips. And they didn’t want to leave their luggage behind anymore so they made it fit. It’s a shame they looked so exhausted from losing their luggage in the first place. She really wanted to go home and sleep in her own bed, as well as the other passengers. I don’t think her uncle had her killed because it’s a lose-lose situation for him anyways and if he had her killed he still couldn’t save his record company as they would have many distribution deals in the 00s. also Aaliyah was the only artist he payed fairly, he basically acted like diddy with his other artists ginuwine said a little bit about his short time with black ground . But it’s way deeper than that, people really have to look at the demons of the entertainment industry and it’s not even the people that are demons it’s the entity of being in the entertainment business . but to generalize it his greedy actions from when he started blackground, like (buying in over his head, I read he had lavish office parties when they couldn’t even afford that) indirectly contributed to Aaliyah’s death, (basically barry probably made hype sign the liability agreement , because he probably refused to pay for the Bahamas segment of rtb) however , virgin dropped the ball on their artist and they showed exactly how they felt about her after her death, and that scenario of how everything went down at the end seems so spot on and we weren’t even there😭.I Can’t wait to see pt 2! Mid to late 2001 strangely seemed like the year of tragic plane crashes, I personally think it was something spiritual going on during the autumnal equinox of 2001.
They did, the plane Aaliyah originally had was taken and given to a different artist
This video MUST GO VIRAL !!!!
@@healthychangegiftinggroup8786 it really should go viral but as we know gossip gets views and this one only has 16 k views, this is the most thorough video I’ve ever seen of the events that happened before and after the plane crash. This is Way better than the TH-cam videos of the people saying Aaliyah’s speaking to them in her dream about the crash, any book, and any movie/documentary. The details are amazing showing the reason why Aaliyah’s mood changed once they arrived in the Bahamas and quite frankly I would be ready to come back to the states too if I was in those conditions, he even stated the reason why Fatima AND Kevin Taylor stayed behind because they were supposed to be on the plane too.
@@Juicyxcouture The video director Hype Williams took that plane. Smh
I love Aaliyah. Watching her (as a fan) grow into such a accomplished and poised young woman was a joy. She's so missed. But I what really appreciated about this documentary was the acknowledgement of the 8 souls who also lost their lives on that tragic day. Thank you for putting out this amazing content and information.
I remember being in highschool the summer she passed, staying awake watching mtv music videos all night and seeing the first news scroll across the bottom of the screen around 4 or 5 in the morning, it was so heartbreaking and there are so many weird and even weirder circumstances surrounding her death (and life)...one of the things that stuck out a lot to solidify in my mind something fishy happened was when you play the Rock the Boat music video backwards and at the end (the actual beginning) where it looks like she's ascending to Heaven....that scene is still stuck in my head after so much time later 😢
Alot of people have been saying this death was not right.